Give your reader some background information on your product and discuss some of the recent issues related to your product. This should lead to your thesis.
i.e.
The control over the production chain by shippers has pushed farmers into greater poverty.
Social unrest, a corrupt government and lack of corporate demand for respect of human rights has resulted in the use of coercion of workers, slave labor and unfair trade.
Bigco's concerns for ethical business and human rights has lead to a model of Fair trade practice in the mechanical toy banana industry.
State your thesis
Body:
Goes into more detail about how your product has been traded and distributed over the years. Be sure to use statistics, figures and facts in order to show how your product has NOT been a fair trade product.
The body of your report should also include a detailed look at the conditions under which your product is made. This includes working conditions, labor laws in the country/countries they are produced in, as well as the amount of money the worker earns in comparison to the company.
The body of your report must make a fair trade recommendation by answering the question: How could this product be made a fair trade product? Your recommendation must contain specific social and economic changes required in order to ensure the product becomes a fair trade product.
Conclusion:
summarize your key points and restate your findings.
Works Cited:
The format of the works cited is to be MLA style. Please refer to the MLA citation guide provided to you by the library or go here.
Each section in the Body should be labeled separately. Example: History of the Product, Conditions of Production, Recommendation for Fair Trade
Adopted from Rutgers University Humanities report format
Length: 1000-1500 words
Title:
Author:
Introduction:
Give your reader some background information on your product and discuss some of the recent issues related to your product. This should lead to your thesis.
i.e.
The control over the production chain by shippers has pushed farmers into greater poverty.
Social unrest, a corrupt government and lack of corporate demand for respect of human rights has resulted in the use of coercion of workers, slave labor and unfair trade.
Bigco's concerns for ethical business and human rights has lead to a model of Fair trade practice in the mechanical toy banana industry.
State your thesis
Body:
Goes into more detail about how your product has been traded and distributed over the years. Be sure to use statistics, figures and facts in order to show how your product has NOT been a fair trade product.
The body of your report should also include a detailed look at the conditions under which your product is made. This includes working conditions, labor laws in the country/countries they are produced in, as well as the amount of money the worker earns in comparison to the company.
The body of your report must make a fair trade recommendation by answering the question: How could this product be made a fair trade product? Your recommendation must contain specific social and economic changes required in order to ensure the product becomes a fair trade product.
Conclusion:
summarize your key points and restate your findings.
Works Cited:
The format of the works cited is to be MLA style. Please refer to the MLA citation guide provided to you by the library or go here.
Each section in the Body should be labeled separately. Example: History of the Product, Conditions of Production, Recommendation for Fair Trade
Adopted from Rutgers University Humanities report format
http://wire.rutgers.edu/research_assignments_humanities_link.html